Week 1
This is going to be a long-ass trial. I was going to touch on some highlights at the end of the week, but there are way too many. Plus, today was the last day of court this week. The judge asked the County Sheriff to come in and give an update on Hurricane Matthew and she dismissed court until Monday.
There have been a lot of witnesses so far and steady, continuous testimony. Hardly any objections and only two sidebars in two and a half days.
So a few things have stood out to me. After Harris took his son out of the car-seat, he placed him outside the door of his car onto the hot asphalt and then started walking around to the other side of his car yelling and on his phone. He never went back to see about his son. His conduct at the scene, alone, is going to do him in. And I am watching this with an open mind.
Two workers putting lighting on trees at a restaurant across the street were the first to run over. One of the men tried to do CPR, but after two sessions he looked at his co-worker and they both shook their head. He did continue to do CPR until the police arrived which was about two minutes.
This is the man. He left immediately after the police arrived and went home because he was so upset. He was later contacted by police after his co-worker, who stayed and gave a report on site, gave them his contact information.
He was so distraught during his testimony he barely got through it. The camera kept showing Harris at the defense table who had no emotion whatsoever while this guy was bawling his eyes out.
The longest delay was today when the defense (during cross) wanted to enter a police officer's written report into evidence to impeach him. It was objected. Defense atty cited a rule, the prosecutor pointed out the rule was not relevant, the judge agreed and sustained the objection.
After the officer's testimony and end of day, there was a proffer and the defense attorney read the entire dang rule, said he was not afforded the right to defend Harris during cross and asked for a mistrial. The prosecutor read a portion of the code that excluded what the defense was trying to do and cited a case for the judge. The judge agreed it was not grounds for a mistrial and denied the motion.
This was only minutes after he laid his little boy on the hot asphalt pavement. 
What a fucking pig.
There has been so much testified to in only a few days. With an open mind, I think he's still innocent, he could have forgotten. 
BUT I do think that there is going to be some evidence to show otherwise. Seems like I read Harris went to his car at lunchtime. I don't know if he opened the door and got in. Baby Cooper's diaper was soaked with urine and whatever when he was discovered.
A prostitute has testified, lots of young women he was sexting with or had sex with, even a male (hasn't testified) but nothing to point to wanting to kill his son THAT day. 
